Resources
A number of resources are available to broaden students’ knowledge in their study of history.
Historical Abstracts and America: History & Life
This dual database is an index to articles, books and book reviews for all areas of history. Historical Abstracts covers world history except for the United States and Canada, while America: History & Life is specifically for North American history.
Past Portal
This full-text database is the digital library of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. It includes versions of rare books, manuscripts, and a selection of reports on the buildings and people of 18th century Williamsburg, Virginia, and the complete run of the newspaper, The Virginia Gazette, to 1870.
New York Times Historical Newspaper
This useful resource is the full-text database for issues in America's leading newspaper from its early beginning in 1851 through 2004. Students can observe over a century of history through the thousands of articles in this database.
Discipline-Specific Library Research Guide
Subject librarians at the University of Richmond Libraries maintain discipline-specific research guides for every academic course of study offered through the School of Arts & Sciences. Students in the Department of History can contact the subject librarian directly, view top recommended resources and conduct discipline-specific searches of databases and Web sites. In addition, subject librarians frequently highlight new titles related to the academic field.
